OU 校董会 appoints Jones chair, Calley vice chair

在6月28日的正式会议上, the 韦德体育app官网 校董会 unanimously appointed 的那个乔。琼斯 as its new chair and Brian Calley as its new vice chair.

Jones was appointed to the Board in September 2020 and had served as vice chair since August 2021. He succeeds outgoing chair Bobby Schostak, who had led the Board since August 2021.

“The 韦德体育app官网 community is extremely grateful for Trustee Schostak’s dedication and invaluable expertise,” 俄勒冈州立大学校长奥拉·赫希·佩斯科维茨说. “Bobby’s insights and acumen were vital to navigating the university in the post-Covid landscape, and positioning the university for ongoing growth.

“We look forward to Trustee Jones’ and Trustee Calley’s leadership and deep understanding of strategic planning and development as we collaborate in transforming 奥克兰 as a leading 21st-century university,”她说。.

琼斯是Hekima集团的创始人, a value-added consultancy located in Grand Rapids whose primary mission is to provide wisdom and strategy to a myriad of industries. They offer expertise in areas such as diversity, 股本, 包容与归属, as well as strategic communications and crisis management.

在Hekima Group任职之前, Jones successfully led the Urban League of West Michigan, 一个历史悠久的民权组织, for nearly 10 years in their efforts to develop and implement an agenda that promoted economic empowerment in the underserved urban communities of Grand Rapids and West Michigan.

Prior to the Urban League, Jones served as President/CEO of E.E. Milestone and Associates, Inc., a purpose-driven consultancy whose mission was to add value and wisdom to organizations in the areas of strategic communications and cultural competence. 里程碑前情, Jones was the Managing Partner of Strategic Communications Group, 有限责任公司, a consulting firm providing communication strategies and services to a myriad of industries.

From 2016-2022, Jones served as a Grand Rapids City Commissioner representing the Second Ward. He is the senior pastor at Brown Hutcherson Ministries in Grand Rapids and also serves on a number of corporate and civic boards, 包括密歇根商业银行, Axios合并, Corewell Health的大急流城社区委员会, Economic Club of Grand Rapids and Experience Grand Rapids.

Jones holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication Arts from 韦德体育app官网 and was conferred the degree of Master’s in Ministry Leadership at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. He has also completed executive leadership programs at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, Stanford 大学 研究生院 of Business and NYU Stern School of Business.

Brian Calley was appointed to OU’s 校董会 on January 1, 2019.

As President of the Small Business Association of Michigan, he puts his passion for Michigan’s small businesses front and center. Calley had the honor of serving as Michigan’s 63rd Lieutenant Governor from 2011-2018, playing an integral role in Michigan’s comeback in partnership with Governor Rick Snyder. 

Calley was the driving force behind two historic tax reforms that were the catalyst for significant private-sector job growth in Michigan. 在他任职期间, 超过555,000 jobs were created and Michigan saw the lowest unemployment rate in 18 years. 作为密歇根州的副州长, 他还带头推动了监管改革, infrastructure improvement and employee engagement efforts.

Much of Calley’s public policy work centered around inclusion for all Michiganders, regardless of the challenges they face because he believes everyone deserves to live a self-determined, 独立的生活.

He is currently serving as the chairman for Autism Alliance of Michigan and has led the charge to increase access to autism services while also championing efforts on mental health, 打击阿片类药物成瘾流行病, 监狱转移, 特殊教育改革, disability hiring and eliminating child lead poisoning. 

Calley has been honored as one of Crain’s Detroit Business’ 40 under 40 and has received recognition for his leadership by organizations across the state, including the Small Business Association of Michigan, 密歇根州特奥会, the Michigan Manufacturers Association and the Mental Health Association. He also has received national recognition from Autism Speaks and the U.S. Junior Chamber, which named him one of the Ten Outstanding Young Americans.
 
在担任副州长之前, Calley served two terms in the Michigan House of Representatives, two terms as an Ionia County commissioner and worked for over a decade in community banking. He holds degrees from Michigan State 大学, Grand Valley State 大学 and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard 大学.